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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in to lodge
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace
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Recent Examples of roost
Chickens can roost on trees and goats love to chew on them.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
On just the redwoods, amphibians, birds, insects and even other trees, can roost — with some creatures living their whole lives in the trees.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
On just the redwoods, amphibians, birds, insects and even other trees, can roost — with some creatures living their whole lives in the trees.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roost
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Her disappearance sparked a large search effort in the Catalina Foothills community, perched north of Tucson, and a criminal investigation by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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At the center of the action was a sunglasses-wearing Jay-Z, who was perched on the backrest of a plush sofa while enjoying a performance by rapper Don Toliver, mouthing along the lyrics to his hit No Pole.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Doctors decided against removing a bullet that was lodged in his hip.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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They were expected to be lodged in jail upon their release.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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China has laid out an ambitious lunar plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, targeting the south pole, which contains water ice and other resources critical for long-term lunar exploration and settlement.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Helix takes off and lands vertically and runs entirely on electricity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Eggplant appears with linguine, tomato and almond pesto, or nestled with capers and golden raisins between ribbons of mafaldine.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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Guests are asked to park at the Van Buren Parking Deck.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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What better way and what better place to start anew, and to park the despondency and chaos of the past couple of months?—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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To craft the Super Bowl campaign, Anthropic worked with the indie British ad agency Mother, which has somewhat ironically positioned itself as a deeply human creative agency in the age of AI.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Feb. 2026
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In interviews, each candidate in the top half of the pack argued that their individual life experience, in many cases including their faith, best positioned them to carry on the legacy of inclusive representation in the district.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roost. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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